The first Toronto location will open in the first half of 2019. The company plans to open 15 additional restaurants to the greater Toronto area over the next five years.

This is not exactly a first for Canada. Chick-fil-A operated a licensed location at a university in Alberta that closed in the 90s. The company has also operated a limited-menu licensed location in Calgary International Airport since May 2014.

Similarly, it operated several limited-service, licensed restaurants in South Africa for several years beginning in 1996.